Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
18 September 2025
Today’s Coffee Time includes funding news for Salient Bio and ArcaScience, plus a virtual patient developed by Coventry University.
News
Pocketalk and Zebra partner to advance healthcare communication
18 September 2025
Translation tech firm Pocketalk has launched an app on Zebra Technologies’ mobile computers, tablets and kiosks found in healthcare settings.
Could an AI breath test speed up COPD diagnosis?
18 September 2025
A study will assess whether an AI breath test can help speed up the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the NHS.
Imperial NHS MRI scanning pilot cuts DNA rates and waiting lists
17 September 2025
An out-of-hours MRI scanning pilot at Imperial College Healthcare has helped to reduce Did Not Attend (DNA) rates and cut waiting list times.
Patients Know Best secures funding to expand single patient record
17 September 2025
Patients Know Best has announced a strategic investment from DNV to expand its single patient record functionality.
Google invests £5bn to help power the UK’s AI economy
17 September 2025
Google has opened a data centre in Hertfordshire to meet growing demand for AI services, as part of a two-year £5bn investment in the UK.
Trust carries out robotic-assisted HIT list to reduce waiting times
16 September 2025
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has carried out a robotic-assisted high intensity theatre (HIT) list to reduce patient waiting times.
NHSE explores home testing via NHS App for new conditions
24 April 2026
NHS England is exploring plans to enable patients to order tests, complete them and receive
Health data from UK Biobank listed for sale on Chinese website
23 April 2026
De-identified UK Biobank medical data of 500,000 participants was breached and listed for sale on
Chelsea and Westminster FDP success ‘flawed’, finds analysis
23 April 2026
A BMJ article has criticised data used to support claims about the impact of the
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 April 2026
Today’s briefing features a medical device for adults with diabetes and an investment to meet
South East GP practices face internet outages
23 April 2026
GP practices in the South East of England are experiencing network outages, affecting internet connectivity
